Show #2588 1995-11-29 Regular

Contestants

Justin Sockett — a travel company manager from Boston, Massachusetts

Tim Donahue — a program coordinator from Kaneohe, Hawaii

Sandy Atkins-Moran — an artist from Carrollton, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Sandy	$2,800	$4,600	$4,800	$8,800 2nd place: Asko washer & dryer + Service Merchandise gift certificate	$7,800 22 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Tim	$500	$600	$3,800	$7,600 3rd place: JVC camcorder	$4,800 16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Justin	$500	$1,000	$6,600	$9,601 New champion: $9,601	$6,600 14 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

ASTRONOMY	THE MOVIES	COLORS	AMERICAN HISTORY	SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS	"OLD" NEWS
$100 [25] Earth is located about 3/5 of the way from the center of this galaxy the Milky Way Tim	$100 [7] This actor directed & narrated 1992's "A River Runs Through It" Robert Redford Tim	$100 [1] Buttercup, a vivid shade of this color, is named for the flower yellow Justin	$100 [2] In March 1933 Congress legalized beverages containing 3.2 percent this alcohol Justin	$100 [4] Among the characters in "Henry VI, Part 1" are fiends who appear to this famous French maiden Joan of Arc Sandy	$100 [16] This language is also known as Anglo-Saxon Old English Sandy
$200 [27] Ida, one of these small heavenly bodies, has its own moon an asteroid	$200 [8] "Two-Minute Warning" & "Number One" featured this professional sport football Sandy	$200 [5] It's a mollusk gem, or a shade of pink or gray pearl Tim	$200 [3] About 620,000 soldiers died in the Civil War, more than half from this, not combat infection (or disease) Tim	$200 [21] Aeneas' first line in this play is "How now, prince Troilus! Wherefore not afield?" Troilus and Cressida Sandy	$200 [17] In 1870 it was named by the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition, who noticed its regular eruptions Old Faithful Sandy
$300 [28] The greenhouse effect is responsible for 800° F. temperatures on this planet Venus Sandy	$300 [9] It's the last line in "Love Story" "Love means never having to say you're sorry" Sandy	$300 [6] Italians call this color arancio orange	$300 [14] In 1934 the Morro Castle burned off Asbury Park in this state, costing more than 120 lives New Jersey Justin	$300 [22] The ghost of this title character appears to Brutus in his tent Julius Caesar Tim	$300 [18] Commissioned in 1797, it was declared unseaworthy in 1830 Old Ironsides Tim
$400 [29] He was the second Astronomer Royal & perhaps the only one you could name Edmond Halley Justin	$400 [10] The romance "An Affair to Remember" figured prominently in this 1993 Tom Hanks film Sleepless in Seattle Sandy	$400 [12] The last name of English potter Josiah, or the pale shade of blue he introduced in the late 1700s Wedgwood Sandy	$400 [15] A perjury charge growing out of this evangelist's 1926 disappearance was later dismissed Aimee Semple McPherson Sandy	$400 [23] His brother Marcus Andronicus says of him, "A nobler man... lives not this day within the city walls" Titus Andronicus Justin	$400 [19] Giotto is among the earliest of the group of artists collectively known as these the Old Masters Tim
$500 [30] In 1987 astronomers got their best look at one of these exploding stars in almost 400 years a supernova Sandy	$500 [11] John Wayne starred in "Fort Apache" & Paul Newman starred in this similarly-titled 1981 film Fort Apache, the Bronx Sandy	$500 [13] The name of this greenish patina seen on copper comes from Old French for "green of Greece" verdigris Sandy	DD $1,000 [26] On this date in June 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution defining the flag June 14 Tim	$500 [24] Pinch is a schoolmaster & conjurer in this comedy, if we're not "mistaken" The Comedy of Errors Justin	$500 [20] This period spanned 5 centuries & the rule of the 3rd through 6th dynasties of Egypt the Old Kingdom Sandy

Double Jeopardy! Round

16th CENTURY NAMES	BALLET	POLITICIANS	DOGS	LITERATURE	"NEW" GEOGRAPHY
$200 [18] This fierce czar born in 1530 was a direct descendant of Alexander Nevsky Ivan the Terrible Tim	$200 [22] In a 1938 ballet this "youthful" outlaw's mother & his Mexican sweetheart are played by the same dancer Billy the Kid Sandy	$200 [6] This Confederate president was elected to Congress in 1845 but soon left to serve in the Mexican War Jefferson Davis Tim	$200 [13] The chow probably originated in the northern part of this continent, but no one knows exactly where Asia Justin	$200 [8] In an 1883 work he called the basin of the Mississippi River "the body of the nation" Mark Twain Sandy	$200 [1] St. John's, the capital of this Canadian province, lies on the Avalon Peninsula Newfoundland Tim Justin
$400 [19] This queen's mother, Anne Boleyn, had been a lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragon Elizabeth I Tim	$400 [23] Leonide Massine's 1932 ballet "Jeux D'Enfants" is danced to music by this "Carmen" composer Bizet Tim	$400 [7] In 1976 he was elected Attorney General of Arkansas Bill Clinton Sandy	$400 [17] In names of dog breeds, this nationality precedes water spaniel, setter & wolfhound Irish Justin	$400 [9] In a Victor Hugo novel, a Paris crowd selects him as pope of fools for the Epiphany celebrations the Hunchback of Notre Dame (Quasimodo) Sandy	$400 [2] The French call this overseas territory in the South Pacific Nouvelle- Caledonie New Caledonia Sandy
$600 [20] In 1538 this conquistador's forces captured & executed his rival Diego de Almagro Pizarro Sandy Justin	$600 [27] This great Russian dancer had his body painted blue & silver for the 1912 ballet "Le Dieu Bleu" Nijinsky Tim	$600 [11] This Kentuckian was known as "The Great Compromiser" Henry Clay Sandy Tim	$600 [24] When first born this coach dog is pure white; the spots appear in 3 or 4 weeks a Dalmatian Tim	$600 [10] This 1885 H. Rider Haggard story is narrated by Allan Quatermain, of Durban, Natal, gentleman King Solomon's Mines Justin	$600 [3] The Rajpath is the widest avenue in this capital city New Delhi Tim
$800 [21] This native of Crete studied with Titian in Venice before moving to Toledo El Greco Sandy	$800 [29] In 1948 this future star of the film "Gigi" played the Sphinx in a French ballet about Oedipus Leslie Caron	DD $800 [12] Christopher Dodd has represented this state in the U.S. Senate since 1981 Connecticut Tim	$800 [25] Descended from the otterhound, the Airedale type of this dog is a fine swimmer a terrier Justin	$1,000 [16] This 1847 book by Melville was subtitled "A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas" Omoo Tim	$800 [4] It's the largest tropical island in the world New Guinea Justin
$1,000 [26] In 1503 this Dutch humanist published his "Handbook of a Christian Knight" Erasmus Justin	$1,000 [28] A large egg contains an evil sorcerer's soul in this ballet whose French title is "L'Oiseau de Feu" Firebird Sandy	$1,000 [14] 1 of 3 Texans who served as Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (or John Nance Garner or Jim Wright) Sandy	—	DD $3,000 [15] In this novel Winston Smith's job for the Ministry of Truth is to rewrite records 1984 Sandy	$1,000 [5] The university of this Australian state is located in Kensington, a suburb of Sydney New South Wales Justin

Final Jeopardy!

INVENTORS

In 1911 Willis H. Carrier presented a paper on this subject to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

air conditioning

Tim "What is air conditioning" — wagered $3,800

Sandy "What is air conditioning?" — wagered $4,000

Justin "What is air conditioning?" — wagered $3,001

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